Exodus 22:24
And if thou shouldest lend money to thy poor brother who is by thee, thou shalt not be hard upon him, thou shalt not exact usury of him.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
25And if thou take thy neighbor’s garment for a pledge, thou shalt restore it to him before sunset.
Cross References
Leviticus 25:35And if thy brother who is with thee become poor, and he fail in resources with thee, thou shalt help him as a stranger and a sojourner, and thy brother shall live with thee.
Deuteronomy 23:20Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of anything which thou mayest lend out.
Job 31:23For the fear of the Lord constrained me, 1 And I cannot bear up by reason of his burden. 1
Matthew Henry on Exodus 22:17-25
16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 22… Read the whole commentary →